Journal Articles

"Cost-Effectiveness of Targeted Reemployment Bonuses," (with Paul T. Decker and Stephen A. Wandner) in Journal of Human Resources. 40(1): 270-279, Winter 2005.

"New Ways of Evaluating State Unemployment Insurance," (with Robert Tannenwald and Wei- Jang Huang), New England Economic Review, March/April 1999.

"The Net Impact of Active Labour Programmes in Hungary and Poland," (with Piotr Kolodziejczyk and Gyorgy Lazar), International Labour Review, Volume 137, Number 3, 1998.

"A Net Impact Analysis of Active Labour Programmes in Hungary," The Economics of Transition, Volume 5, Number 2, 1997.

"Unemployment Insurance Policy in New England: Background and Issues," (with Robert Tannenwald) New England Economic Review, May/June 1997.

"Performance indicators: A management tool for active labour programmes in Hungary and Poland," International Labour Review, Volume 134, Number 6, 1995.

"Evaluating Pooled Evidence from the Reemployment Bonus Experiments" (with Paul Decker) Journal of Human Resources, Volume 30, Issue 3, Summer 1995.

"Do Bonus Offers Shorten Unemployment Insurance Spells?: Results from the Washington Reemployment Bonus Experiment" (with Robert Spiegelman and Kenneth Kline) Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Volume 14, Number 2, Spring 1995.

"Estimating Labour Supply Functions under the Rationing Constraints of Overemployment and Underemployment," Applied Economics, Volume 23, Number 4A, April, 1991.

Books and Monographs

Labor Exchange Policy in the United States, (with David E. Balducchi and Randall W. Eberts) Kalamazoo: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2004.

Targeting Employment Services, (with Randall W. Eberts and Stephen A. Wandner) Kalamazoo: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2002.

Manual on Evaluation of Labour Market Policies in Transition Economies, (with Alena Nesporova and Alexander Samorodov). Geneva: International Labor Office. 2001.

Unemployment Insurance in the United States: Analysis of Policy Issues, (co-edited with Stephen A. Wandner) Kalamazoo: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 1997.

Other Publications

"A New WPRS Profiling Model for Michigan," (with Randall W. Eberts) published in A Compilation of Selected Papers from The Employment and Training Administration's 2003 Biennial National Research Conference, J. Riley, A. Branch, S. Wandner, and W. Gordon, eds. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Policy Development, Evaluation and Research. 2004, pp. 130-184.

"Intergovernmental Relations in Employment Policy: The United States Experience," (with Robert A. Straits) published in Federalism and Labour Market Policy, Alain Noël, ed. Montreal: McGill and Queen's University Press, 2004, pp. 25-82.

"Unemployment Compensation and Older Workers," (with Stephen A. Wandner) published in Ensuring Health and Income Security for and Aging Workforce, P. Budetti, R. Burkhauser, J. Gregory, and H.A. Hunt, eds. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute, 2001, pp. 85-133.

"Participation in the Reemployment Bonus Experiments," (with Paul T. Decker and Stephen A. Woodbury) published in Reemployment Bonuses in the Unemployment Insurance System, Philip K. Robins and Robert G. Speigelman, eds. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute, 2001, pp. 77-103.

"Bonus Impacts on Receipt of Unemployment Insurance," (with Paul T. Decker and Stephen A. Woodbury) published in Reemployment Bonuses in the Unemployment Insurance System, Philip K. Robins and Robert G. Speigelman, eds. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute, 2001, pp. 105-150.

"Impacts on Employment and Earnings," (with Paul T. Decker and Stephen A. Woodbury) published in Reemployment Bonuses in the Unemployment Insurance System, Philip K. Robins and Robert G. Speigelman, eds. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute, 2001, pp. 151-174.

Targeting Employment Services Conference, (with Randall W. Eberts and Stephen A. Wandner) Employment Research newsletter of the W.E. Upjohn Institute, Spring, 1999.

"The Adequacy of Unemployment Insurance Benefits," published in Research in Employment Policy, Volume 1, 1998 edited by Laurie J. Bassi and Stephen A. Woodbury, Stamford, CT: JAI Press, pp. 63-110.

Profiling for Reemployment Bonus Offers, Employment Research newsletter of the W.E. Upjohn Institute, Spring, 1998.

"Profiling and Referral to Services of the Long-term Unemployed: Experiences and Lessons from Several Countries," (with Randall W. Eberts) European Employment Observatory: Policies, inforMISEP no. 60, Berlin: Institute for Applied Socio-Economics, Winter, 1997.

Profiling Unemployment Insurance Beneficiaries, (with Randall Eberts) Employment Research newsletter of the W.E. Upjohn Institute, Fall, 1996.

"Design of the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services System and Evaluation in Michigan," with Randall Eberts in Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Systems: National WPRS Colloquium, June 1996: Selected Papers and Materials, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 1996, pp. 187-200.

Comments on "Employee Representation in Economies in Transition," Industrial Relations Research Association Series: Proceedings of the Forty-Eighth Annual Meeting, January 5-7, 1996, pp. 92-94.

"The Adequacy of Unemployment Insurance Benefits," in Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation: Background Papers, Volume III, January 1996, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC.

Performance Management of Active Labor Programs in Eastern Europe, in Employment Research newsletter of the W.E. Upjohn Institute, Fall, 1995.

Project Reports

A Proposed Methodology for Incremental Performance Indicators for Employment Benefits and Support Measures (EBSM) in Canada, with Kenneth J. Kline, Walter Nicholson, Jeffrey Smith, and Paul Decker, submitted to Evaluation and Data Development, Human Resources Canada, March 2000.

Manual on Evaluation of Labor Market Policies in Transition Economies, with Alena Nesporova and Alexander Samorodov, International Labor Office, Geneva, Switzerland, 2001.

A Proposed Methodology for Measuring and Monitoring Medium Term Impacts of Employment Benefits and Support Measures (EBSM) in Canada, with Kenneth J. Kline, Walter Nicholson, Jeffrey Smith, Paul Decker, and Ron Rocheleau, submitted to Evaluation and Data Development, Human Resources Canada, November 1999.

"Initial Needs Assessment for the Measuring and Monitoring of Net Impacts of Employment Benefits and Support Measures," with Kenneth J. Kline, submitted to Evaluation and Data Development, Human Resources Canada, June 1999.

A Literature Review on Methodology for Measuring and Monitoring Net Impactys of Employment benefits and Support Measures, submitted to Evaluation and Data Development, Human Resources Canada, March 1999.

A Cross Country Evaluation of Active Labor Programs in Hungary and Poland, a report prepared for the International Labor Affairs Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, December, 1998.

Design for a Net Impact Evaluation of Retraining in China, a report for the World Bank by Christopher J. O'Leary and Benu Bidani, Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, August, 1998.

Contributions to Evaluating China's Reemployment Project, a report for the World Bank by Christopher J. O'Leary, Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, September, 1998.

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Active Labor Programs in HUNGARY, a report to the Hungarian Ministry of Labor, Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Technical Report No. 98-013, June 1998.

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Active Labor Programs in POLAND, a report to the Polish National Labor Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Technical Report No. 98-012, June 1998.

Unemployment Insurance Earnings Deduction Project: Final Report, Olympia: Washington State Employment Security Department, September, 1997.

A Process Analysis of the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) System in Michigan with Randall W. Eberts, a report to the Michigan Employment Security Agency. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, April 1997.

Methods for Performance Based Management of Active Labor Programs in Hungary: An Adjustment Methodology for Performance Indicators and a Proposal for Budget Allocation a report to the Hungarian Ministry of Labor. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, November 1996.

Learning About Employment Policy in North America: Study Tours by Hungarian Experts a report to the Hungarian Ministry of Labor. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, November 1996.

Planning Guidelines for Active Labor Programs in Hungary, a report to the Hungarian Ministry of Labor. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, October 1996.

Report on: A Project to Provide Technical Assistance to Develop a Cross Country Evaluation of Active Labor Programs, Phase I to the International Labor Affairs Bureau in the U.S. Department of Labor. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, July 1996.

Final Report: Employment Promotion and Services Project, Management Information System Component, a report to the Polish Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 50 pages, February 1996.

Suggested Rules for An Unemployment Insurance Law for Poland, a report to the Polish Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 49 pages, January 1996.

Suggested Revisions to the Polish Employment Law, a report to the Polish Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 50 pages, January 1996.

International Comparison of MIS for Employment and Training Programs, a report to the Polish Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 203 pages, December 1995.

The Adequacy of Unemployment Insurance Benefits, prepared for the Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation, U.S. Department of Labor. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, August 1994.

A Reemployment Incentives Experiment in Canada: Issues in Design, Administration and Evaluation prepared for Social Research and Demonstration Corporation, Vancouver. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, July 1994.

A System for Evaluating Labor Market Programs in Hungary, a report to the Hungarian Ministry of Labor, W. E. Upjohn Institute Technical Report No. 94-005, Kalamazoo, Michigan. January,1994.

Suggested Revisions to the Polish Employment Law, a report to the Polish Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, January 1994.

Report on a Survey of Unemployment and Active Labour Market Programmes in Hungary, with Martin Godfrey and George Lazar, the ILO/Japan project, October, 1993.

An Impact Analysis of Labor Market Programs in Hungary based on the November 1992 ILO Survey of Participants. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, May 1993.

Suggested revisions to the Polish Social Welfare Law, a report to the Polish Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, October 1993.

Guidelines for MIS for Employment Law Programs in Poland, with Andrew S. Targowski, a report to the Polish Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, September 1993.

Proposed Performance Indicators for Labor Market Programs in Poland, a report to the Polish Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, July 1993.

Suggested Rules for An Unemployment Insurance Law for Poland, a report to the Polish Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, July 1993.

An Analysis of Pooled Evidence from the Pennsylvania and Washington Reemployment Bonus Demonstrations, (with Paul T. Decker) Unemployment Insurance Occasional Paper 92-7, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 1992.

Canadian Reemployment Incentive Experiment: Wage Supplement Simulations, with Robert Spiegelman and Kenneth Kline, a paper prepared for Employment and Immigration Canada. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, May 1992.

Canadian Reemployment Incentive Experiment: A Concept Design Paper, with Robert Spiegelman and Kenneth Kline, a paper prepared for Employment and Immigration Canada. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, March 1992.

Evaluation Criteria and Planning Guidelines for Employment Fund Programs in the Republic of Hungary, a report to the Hungarian Ministry of Labour. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, August 1990.

Experience Rating of Unemployment Insurance in Michigan and Other States: A Microeconomic Comparison for 1988, with Timothy L. Hunt a report to the Michigan MESC and Department of Commerce. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, August 1989.

An Evaluation of the VAG Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Adequacy, final report submitted to VAG--the Michigan Voluntary Agency Group (VAG) Plan for Unemployment Compensation. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, August 1989.

The Washington Reemployment Bonus Demonstration: The Experimental Design, with Robert G. Spiegelman, a project report submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, June 1988.

Other Papers

Alternative Measures of State UI Systems, with Robert Tannenwald, Wei-Jang Huang, and Pei Zhu, Kalamazoo: W. E. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 00-62, January, 2000.

Unemployment Compensation and Older Workers, with Stephen A. Wandner, Kalamazoo: W. E. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 00-61, January, 2000.

Intergovernmental Relations in Employment Policy: The United States Experience, with Robert A. Straits, Kalamazoo: W. E. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 00-60, February, 2000.

Targeting Reemployment Bonuses, with Paul T. Decker and Stephen A. Wandner, presented at the "Targeting Reemployment Services" conference, co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor and the W.E. Upjohn Institute. Kalamazoo, Michigan. April 1999.

Targeting Reemployment Services in a One-Stop Environment, with Randall W. Eberts, presented at the "Targeting Reemployment Services" conference, co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor and the W.E. Upjohn Institute. Kalamazoo, Michigan. April 1999.

Promoting Self Employment among the Unemployed in Hungary and Poland, Kalamazoo: W.E. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 99-55, March 1999.

Evaluating the Impact of Active Labor Programs: Results of Cross Country Studies in Europe and Central Asia, with David H. Fretwell and Jacob Benus, Washington: The World Bank, June 1998.

Reemployment Bonuses and Profiling, with Paul T. Decker and Stephen A. Wandner, Kalamazoo: W. E. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 98-51, January, 1998.

Preliminary Evidence on Impacts of Active Labor Programs in Hungary and Poland, Kalamazoo: W. E. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 98-50, October, 1997. Also available as Ann Arbor: Davidson Institute Working Paper no. 113.

Design of the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services System and Evaluation in Michigan, Kalamazoo: W. E. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 96-41, April, 1996.

An Impact Analysis of Employment Programs in Hungary, Kalamazoo: W. E. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 95-30, January, 1995.

Evaluating Pooled Evidence from the Reemployment Bonus Experiments, with Paul T. Decker, Kalamazoo: W. E. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 94-28, July 1994.

Innovation in Planning Hungarian Labor Market Programs, World Employment Programme Working Paper No. 61 (WEP 2-43/WP61), International Labor Office, Geneva, December, 1993.

Reemployment Incentives for Unemployment Insurance Beneficiaries: Results from the Washington Reemployment Bonus Experiment, with Robert G. Spiegelman and Kenneth J. Kline, Kalamazoo: W. E. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 93-22, October, 1993.

The Washington Reemployment Bonus Experiment: Final Report, (with Robert G. Spiegelman and Kenneth J. Kline) Unemployment Insurance Occasional Paper 92-6, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 1992.

Interstate Differences in Employer Tax Costs and Worker Benefits of Unemployment Insurance: A Micro-Simulation Approach, with Timothy L. Hunt and Wei-Jang Huang. The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Kalamazoo, Michigan, December, 1990.

An Econometric Analysis of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Adequacy, Kalamazoo: W. E. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 90-05, November, 1990.